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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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