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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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