MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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