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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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