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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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