MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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