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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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