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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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