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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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