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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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