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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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