MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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