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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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