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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major 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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