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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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