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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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