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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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