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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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