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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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