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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews 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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