MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
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