MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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