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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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