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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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