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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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