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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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