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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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