MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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