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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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