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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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