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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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