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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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