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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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