MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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