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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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