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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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