MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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