MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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