MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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