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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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