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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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