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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in 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.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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