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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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