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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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