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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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