MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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