MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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