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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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