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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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