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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
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 online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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