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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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