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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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