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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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