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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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