MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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