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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key 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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