MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines 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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