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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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