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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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