MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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