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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key 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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