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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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