MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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