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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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