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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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