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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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