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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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