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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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