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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
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 instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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