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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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