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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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