MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
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 classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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