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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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