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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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