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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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