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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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