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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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