MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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