MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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