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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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