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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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