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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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