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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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