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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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