MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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