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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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