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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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