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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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