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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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