MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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