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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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