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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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