MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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