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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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