MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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