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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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