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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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