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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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