MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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