MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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