MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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