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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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