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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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