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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key 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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