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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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