MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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