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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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