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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses 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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