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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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