MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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