MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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