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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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