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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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