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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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