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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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