MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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