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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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