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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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