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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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