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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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