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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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