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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major 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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