MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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