MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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