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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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