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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key 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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