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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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