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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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