MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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