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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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