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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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