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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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