MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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