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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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