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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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