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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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