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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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