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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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