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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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