MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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