MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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