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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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