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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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