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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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