MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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