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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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