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
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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