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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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