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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take 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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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