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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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