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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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