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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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