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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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