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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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