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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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