MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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