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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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