MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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