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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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