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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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