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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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