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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of 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 massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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