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
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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