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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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