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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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