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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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