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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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