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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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