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
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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