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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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