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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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