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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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