MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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