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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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