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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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