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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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