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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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