MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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