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
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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