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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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