MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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