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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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