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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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