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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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