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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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