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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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