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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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