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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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