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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around 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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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