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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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