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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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