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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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