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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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