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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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