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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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