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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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