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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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