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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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