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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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