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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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