MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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