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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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