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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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