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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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