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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major 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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