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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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