MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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