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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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