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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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