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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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