MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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