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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around 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
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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