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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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