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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important 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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