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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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