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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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