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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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