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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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