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
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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