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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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