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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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