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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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