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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over 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 MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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