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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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