MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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