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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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