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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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