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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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