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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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