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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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