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
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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