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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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