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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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