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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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