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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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