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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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