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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with 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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