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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key 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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