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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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