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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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