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
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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