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
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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