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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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