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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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 classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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