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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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