MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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