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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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