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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key 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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