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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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