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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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