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
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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