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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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