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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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