MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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