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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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