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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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