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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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