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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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