MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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