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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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