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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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