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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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