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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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