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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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