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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate 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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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