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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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