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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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