MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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