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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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