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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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