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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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