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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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