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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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