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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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