MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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