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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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