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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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