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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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