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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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