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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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