MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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