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
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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