MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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