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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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