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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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