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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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