MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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