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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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