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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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