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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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