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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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