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
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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 courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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