MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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