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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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