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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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