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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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