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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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