MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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