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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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