MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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