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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver 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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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