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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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