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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses 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 courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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