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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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