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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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