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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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