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
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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