MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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