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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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