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 is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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