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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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