MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
people
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 massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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