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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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