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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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