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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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