MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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