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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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