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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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