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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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