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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
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 massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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