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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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