MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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