MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring 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 intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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