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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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