MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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