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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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