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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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