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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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