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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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