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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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