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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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