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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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