MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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