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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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