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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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