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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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