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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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