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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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