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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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