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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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