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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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