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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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