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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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