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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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