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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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