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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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