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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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