MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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