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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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