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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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