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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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