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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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