MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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