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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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