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
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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