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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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