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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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