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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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