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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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