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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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