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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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