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 is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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