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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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