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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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