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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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