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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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