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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to
massively open online courses
(MOOC) and
open
educational resources.
As
online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Recent
trends in
elearning technology
are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in
classes via the Internet.
How can
participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
How can
organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
How can
educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology
institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because
e-learning technology is
developing
so rapidly.
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
What
business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these
massively open online courses?
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open
educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open
educational
resource
topics.
This authoritative new book also
explores the
key
controversies
associated with
MOOC courses and
open educational resources (OERs).
For more details please visit this MOOC book site.
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