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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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