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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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