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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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