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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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