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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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