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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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