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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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