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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of 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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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