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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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