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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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