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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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