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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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