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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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