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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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