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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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