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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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