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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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