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
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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