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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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