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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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