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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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