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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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