MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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