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 Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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