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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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