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
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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