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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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