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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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