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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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