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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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