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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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