MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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