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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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