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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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