MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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