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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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