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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major 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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