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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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