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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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