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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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