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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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