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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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