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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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