MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key 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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