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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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