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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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