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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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