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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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