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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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