MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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