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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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