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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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