MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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