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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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