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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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