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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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