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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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