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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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