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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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