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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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