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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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