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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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