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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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