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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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