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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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