MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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