MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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