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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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