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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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