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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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