MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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