MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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