MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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