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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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