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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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