MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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