MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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