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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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