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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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