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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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