MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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