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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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