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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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