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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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