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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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