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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses 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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