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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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