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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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