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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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