MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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