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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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