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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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