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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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