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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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