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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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