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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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