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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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