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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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