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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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