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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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