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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
key 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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