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 is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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