MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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