MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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