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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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