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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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