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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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