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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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