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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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