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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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