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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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