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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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