MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses 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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