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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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