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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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