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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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