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
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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