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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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