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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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