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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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