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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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