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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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