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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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