MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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