MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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