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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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