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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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