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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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