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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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