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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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