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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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