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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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