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 is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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