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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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