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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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