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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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