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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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