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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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