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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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