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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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