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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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