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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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