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
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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