MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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