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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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